Dartmoor Prison: Village ‘will become ghost town’ without prison
by Martin Blades | 5 January 2026
There are fears a village in Devon could become a "ghost town" if its prison does not reopen. HMP Dartmoor, at Princetown, was closed in July 2024 after the government found levels of the radioactive gas radon were up to 10 times higher than the safe limit. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the closure […]
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